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# Create a folder

POST https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder
Content-Type: application/json

Create a folder for files and skills. The folder is private: only the person who connected you, and the organization's owners and admins, see it until that person shares it. Returns the folder's id and name. Use the id as folderId in write_file and write_skill. Requires write access.

Reference: https://docs.basement.chat/pt-br/api-reference/api-do-gateway/folders/create

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — A Basement key (bsmt_...), from Agents, Connect in the app.

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `name` (string, required) — Folder name, up to 80 characters

## Response

### 200

The tool's answer.

- `id` (string, required)
- `name` (string, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The arguments are not valid, or the tool refused them.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The API key is missing, wrong, revoked or expired.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The key's access level does not allow this call.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Too many calls in a minute. Wait and try again.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

### 500 Internal Server Error

Basement failed to complete the call.

- `error` (ErrorResponseError, required)

## Types

### ErrorResponseError

- `code` (string, required) — unauthorized, forbidden, invalid_request, not_found, rate_limited, service_error or internal_error
- `message` (string, required) — What went wrong, in English

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "name": "string"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "string"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder"

payload = { "name": "string" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"name":"string"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"name\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"name\": \"string\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"name\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder', [
  'body' => '{
  "name": "string"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"name\": \"string\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["name": "string"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://mcp.basement.chat/v1/tools/create_folder")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```